NEW! Early Warning System Tools Help Keep Middle Grades and High School Students On Track to Graduate High School

NEW! Early Warning System Tools Help Keep Middle Grades and High School Students On Track to Graduate High School

The National High School Center is pleased to announce the release of a new Early Warning System Middle Grades (EWS MG) Tool and an enhanced Early Warning System High School (EWS HS) Tool. Both free, Microsoft Excel-based tools rely on readily available student-level data (attendance, course failures, grade point average, credit accumulation, and behavior) to identify middle grade and high school students who show early warning signs that they are at risk for dropping out of high school.

The EWS MG and EWS HS tools are designed to easily integrate with each other, allowing users to improve information sharing between the critical transition between eighth and ninth grade. Both tools allow users to import student demographic and performance data from existing data systems; house an inventory of student supports and dropout prevention interventions and assign students to them; monitor student response and progress in the interventions over the course of the school year; and create pre-set school-level summary reports, detailed student-level reports, and individual student reports.

Upcoming Webinars:
1. Implementing an Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System to Keep Students On Track in the Middle Grades and High School
November 30, 2011 3:00—4:00pm ET
National High School Center staff will provide an introduction to the Center's seven-step Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System implementation process, and EWS MG and EWS HS tools.
 
Registration for this Webinar is limited and will close November 28, 2011, so register now!
 
2. How to Use the Early Warning System Middle Grades and High School Tools to Keep Students On Track for Graduation
December 7,  2011 3:00—4:00pm ET
National High School Center staff will provide an in-depth demonstration of the EWS MG and EWS HS tools, highlight key features of the tools, and take your questions.
 
Registration for this Webinar is limited and will close December 5, 2011, so register now!
 
3. Stories From the Field: Putting Early Warning Systems into Practice
December 14, 2011 3:00—4:00pm ET
Presenters from California and Virginia will discuss their experiences rolling out early warning systems and will take questions.
 
Registration for this Webinar is limited and will close December 12, 2011, so register now!